Current methods used to certify wound care specialists have not been shown to truly prove expertise.

What is it about?

Wound Care Certification is not connected to any of the common certifying boards such as the American Osteopathic Association or American Board of Medical Specialities. Numerous entities have created de novo examinations that purport to identity experts through their own certification process however, the inconsistency of the process and more, the different levels of expertise of the trainers has led to significant disparity on what wound care certification means. Using this as a means to identify expertise or more to request higher compensation for purported but nondemostrable expertise is highly problematic.

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Why is it important?

This article undertakes to identify the issues with he current wound care certification model and offers alternative means to do so that will better address the different levels of expertise and more the different knowledge bases amongst different specialities that practice wound care (PT, OT, dietician, Podiatry, RN Physician).